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Corona virus in waterford

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  • #202
    jopax
    Registered Users Posts: 468 ✭✭jopax


    spookwoman wrote: »
    Media are reporting it fine, its not the medias fault if people are complete and utter gobsh*tes and go into panic mode bulk buying. Releasing the info on the case in WRH also right and by looks of it they still haven't learned anything from the swine flu. Same thing then, people let wander around out from A+E Triage and into A+E front area to get food, use loo etc. I know I saw it one night when I had to go there. I think people here seem to have more of an issue with DS and DT.

    I totally agree with you on this, people are just being ridiculous by bulk buying, the supermarkets should be restricting quantities per person.
    There is enough out there for everyone if people would just stop hoarding.
    I think it's good that the media are informing people as we are entitled to know what's going on. It's a fact that the coronavirus is here not a rumour, we just need to face facts.
    No need to shoot the messenger


  • #203
    BBM77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,881 ✭✭✭BBM77


    jopax wrote: »
    I totally agree with you on this, people are just being ridiculous by bulk buying, the supermarkets should be restricting quantities per person.
    There is enough out there for everyone if people would just stop hoarding.
    I think it's good that the media are informing people as we are entitled to know what's going on. It's a fact that the coronavirus is here not a rumour, we just need to face facts.
    No need to shoot the messenger

    Certainly, ridiculous. In Supervalue on Wednesday, what is also ridiculous is people that passed the hand sanitiser station on the way into the supermarket and did not use it. People are panicking over running out of toilet paper because of some nonsense story on the internet. But something practical that will help the situation like good hand hygiene and they won’t do it. Bizarre way to think.


  • #204
    spookwoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,971 ✭✭✭spookwoman


    BBM77 wrote: »
    Certainly, ridiculous. In Supervalue on Wednesday, what is also ridiculous is people that passed the hand sanitiser station on the way into the supermarket and did not us it. People are panicking over running out of toilet paper because of some nonsense story on the internet. But something practical that will help the situation like good hand hygiene and they won’t do it. Bizarre way to think.

    Ardkeen stores people in and out and non using the sanitizer on the wall. Parents were in doing their weekly shop first thing said tesco empty shelves again but supervalue was ok


  • #205
    hardybuck
    Registered Users Posts: 5,174 ✭✭✭hardybuck


    spookwoman wrote: »
    Media are reporting it fine, its not the medias fault if people are complete and utter gobsh*tes and go into panic mode bulk buying. Releasing the info on the case in WRH also right and by looks of it they still haven't learned anything from the swine flu. Same thing then, people let wander around out from A+E Triage and into A+E front area to get food, use loo etc. I know I saw it one night when I had to go there. I think people here seem to have more of an issue with DS and DT.

    Reading the Irish Times yesterday, they showed one or two busy supermarkets while explaining that they had to report on one or two examples, but were at pains to remind people that there was no need to panic buy or hoard.

    I thought the News and Star front page was a bit irresponsible and reckless.


  • #206
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    The headline should be "shops are open today and open every day"


  • #207
    Flow Motion
    Registered Users Posts: 477 ✭✭Flow Motion


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    The headline should be "shops are open today and open every day"

    Unfortunately common sense soon goes out the window when a natural disaster comes knocking.

    I know for a fact (as colleagues of mine have told me) that all of the supermarkets in Waterford (and in Ireland) are fully stocked. What happened yesterday was that panic and hysteria set in and people rushed out and bought in bulk. The staff were unable to restock the shelves from the stock rooms as all tills had to be opened to cope with the onslaught. Also all supermarket chains be it Aldi/Lidl/Supervalu etc have massive distribution centres across the country.

    Personally I would hate to begin to think about the amount of food wastage as a direct result of this panic spree.

    Finally just to top off all the madness a story from DID Electrical out in Ardkeen..... yesterday they sold approx 150 freezers! In one day! In Waterford!


  • #208
    JourneyMan8
    Registered Users Posts: 162 ✭✭JourneyMan8


    "The staff of Cartamundi have been informed that there have been two more positive cases of Covid-19 in Waterford." according to Darren Skelton

    does this mean cases in cartamundi or the cartamundi staff were given some private info?!


  • #209
    taytobreath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,792 ✭✭✭taytobreath


    I was just in Aldi at the glen.

    For anyone considering going into aldi the glen this evening, dont bother. All the essentials are gone.

    Tesco poleberry had everything except eggs.


  • #210
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Eggs are the new toilet roll, had that myself yesterday in Lidl-land.


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  • #211
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,510 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Eggs are the new toilet roll, had that myself yesterday in Lidl-land.

    Got unlimited eggs, 3 chickens out the back! :)


  • #212
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Quick set up a stall at GrowHQ entrance, 6 for 6.


  • #213
    friendlyfun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭friendlyfun


    hardybuck wrote: »
    I think many people are oblivious to how many people die from flu annually and are then a bit surprised to hear the comparison.

    Except there is a vaccine for the flu. That's the difference here.


  • #214
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    That's going to be something that attitudes change to - expect the seasonal flu jab to be taken up much more next winter.


  • #215
    mooseknunkle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭mooseknunkle


    JourneyMan8 wrote: »
    "The staff of Cartamundi have been informed that there have been two more positive cases of Covid-19 in Waterford." according to Darren Skelton

    does this mean cases in cartamundi or the cartamundi staff were given some private info?!

    It is two Cartamundi staff they all got a text today confirming it ,and could be more cases by the looks of it


  • #216
    spookwoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,971 ✭✭✭spookwoman


    Cabaal wrote: »
    Got unlimited eggs, 3 chickens out the back! :)
    As long as they don't get avian flu :D


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  • #217
    JohnC.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,465 ✭✭✭JohnC.


    Town is dead outside of food shops. Between that and schools shut, there’s not much traffic either. Got from John St, through Parnell, Mall, Quays, over the bridge and away without stopping, during rush hour on a Friday.


  • #218
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,889 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    JohnC. wrote: »
    Town is dead outside of food shops. Between that and schools shut, there’s not much traffic either. Got from John St, through Parnell, Mall, Quays, over the bridge and away without stopping, during rush hour on a Friday.

    Pubs are dead even with the racing on

    Paddys day will be interesting


  • #219
    spookwoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,971 ✭✭✭spookwoman


    Good news
    https://twitter.com/Deisesupes/status/1238574514990014464?s=20


  • #220
    Gardner
    Registered Users Posts: 1,132 ✭✭✭Gardner


    spookwoman wrote: »
    Good news
    https://twitter.com/Deisesupes/status/1238574514990014464?s=20

    Waiting for the typical social media response:

    wHaT aBoUt ThE hOmLeSs WhO dOnT hAvE cArS?


  • #221
    DLS_75
    Registered Users Posts: 190 ✭✭DLS_75


    I think it’s very proactive of the HSE tbh. I don’t think they can be accused of not doing as much as they can.

    I passed by that place in cherrymount recently (the article says Ballytruckle which is wrong I assume?) and there were two ambulances and a lot of building going on. The rumours were that it was going to be some kind of isolation centre.


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  • #222
    friendlyfun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭friendlyfun


    JohnC. wrote: »
    Town is dead outside of food shops. Between that and schools shut, there’s not much traffic either. Got from John St, through Parnell, Mall, Quays, over the bridge and away without stopping, during rush hour on a Friday.

    I was in town last Friday and it was dead.


  • #223
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 6,192 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Pubs are dead even with the racing on

    Paddys day will be interesting

    Snapchats i got last night,suggest otherwise

    Places seemed packed


  • #224
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    DLS_75 wrote: »
    I think it’s very proactive of the HSE tbh. I don’t think they can be accused of not doing as much as they can.

    I passed by that place in cherrymount recently (the article says Ballytruckle which is wrong I assume?) and there were two ambulances and a lot of building going on. The rumours were that it was going to be some kind of isolation centre.

    Technically it's correct but it doesn't feel like Upper Ballytruckle Road since they severed the Lower and Upper at the inner relief road. Even though the Old Tramore Road doesn't start until a bit further towards the ring road.


  • #225
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,889 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Snapchats i got last night,suggest otherwise

    Places seemed packed

    Interesting with this as it might get bigger. People will get feed up of staying inside for so long


  • #226
    friendlyfun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭friendlyfun


    WLRfm posting videos telling people to come down to Morris's for sales...


  • #227
    spookwoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,971 ✭✭✭spookwoman


    friendlyfun wrote: »
    WLRfm posting videos telling people to come down to Morris's for sales...

    Don't know who is worse Morris's or WLRFM


  • #228
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    It's outdoors! Well much of it is, when I go into Homebase it's rarely more than ticking over - staying a respectful distance isn't an issue.


  • #229
    Captain Red Beard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 872 ✭✭✭Captain Red Beard


    spookwoman wrote: »
    Don't know who is worse Morris's or WLRFM

    Poor old Frisby must be short a few bob.


  • #230
    floyd333
    Registered Users Posts: 246 ✭✭floyd333


    Any sign of Waterford pubs closing yet? I heard a few pubs have closed around the country...


  • #231
    aziz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 746 ✭✭✭aziz


    Apparently all of the causeway group of premises are closed


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  • #232
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,889 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    aziz wrote: »
    Apparently all of the causeway group of premises are closed

    The others should follow suite too cause of they open people will go in flocks to them and it could get nasty


  • #233
    mooseknunkle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭mooseknunkle


    floyd333 wrote: »
    Any sign of Waterford pubs closing yet? I heard a few pubs have closed around the country...

    They will all be closed by tomorrow night


  • #234
    JourneyMan8
    Registered Users Posts: 162 ✭✭JourneyMan8


    mooseknunkle wrote: »
    They will all be closed by tomorrow night

    is this a thing or are you just hoping?


  • #235
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,889 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    mooseknunkle wrote: »
    They will all be closed by tomorrow night

    They should all just make the decision anyway

    The offies will be packed with people buying drink


  • #236
    mooseknunkle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭mooseknunkle


    JourneyMan8 wrote: »
    is this a thing or are you just hoping?

    A lot have closed already cant see the rest staying open , HSE said tonight that people should be staying out of them anyway


  • #237
    Ladyinthedark
    Registered Users Posts: 629 ✭✭✭Ladyinthedark


    My friend is selling Phonewatch with a free mobile panic button connected to the ambulance if anyone wants to pm me it might help some people great price also for installation


  • #238
    thomasm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,503 ✭✭✭thomasm


    Downes and Itty Bittys have closed


  • #239
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Pubs are fecked aren't they? It's not like they can switch to a take out service like some restaurants can.


  • #240
    floyd333
    Registered Users Posts: 246 ✭✭floyd333


    aziz wrote: »
    Apparently all of the causeway group of premises are closed

    What businesses are in the causeway group?


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  • #241
    mooseknunkle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭mooseknunkle


    floyd333 wrote: »
    What businesses are in the causeway group?

    https://waterford-news.ie/2020/03/14/causeway-group-closing-all-premises/?fbclid=IwAR1HZMxlCFliHlO6EY8zm5DEPVAsJpkY-QWlasQeZ6EdOHUqGL5Jd_kGJvc

    The Hub closing tonight too


  • #242
    Gael23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,123 ✭✭✭✭Gael23


    I don’t believe it’s true but someone told me the second death was in Waterford


  • #243
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,906 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Gael23 wrote: »
    I don’t believe it’s true but someone told me the second death was in Waterford

    i was told this last night as well, was also told who the person was, but im not gonna say much more. i feel for the family


  • #244
    larchielads
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭larchielads


    Gael23 wrote: »
    I don’t believe it’s true but someone told me the second death was in Waterford

    Yeah heard it yesterday afternoon myself


  • #245
    mooseknunkle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭mooseknunkle


    Gael23 wrote: »
    I don’t believe it’s true but someone told me the second death was in Waterford
    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    i was told this last night as well, was also told who the person was, but im not gonna say much more. i feel for the family
    larchielads wrote: »
    Yeah heard it yesterday afternoon myself

    Its not true and is in very bad taste to be spreading a rumour like that ,the person who died was in the East of the country


  • #246
    spookwoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,971 ✭✭✭spookwoman


    https://twitter.com/ConorKane0909/status/1238834114301698049?s=20


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  • #247
    Gael23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,123 ✭✭✭✭Gael23


    mooseknunkle wrote: »
    Its not true and is in very bad taste to be spreading a rumour like that ,the person who died was in the East of the country

    As I said I don’t believe it’s true but I heard it twice


  • #248
    mooseknunkle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭mooseknunkle


    Gael23 wrote: »
    As I said I don’t believe it’s true but I heard it twice

    Doesn't matter how many times you heard it,it's still not true.

    https://twitter.com/Deisesupes/status/1238889916697841669


  • #249
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    This town really is full of curtain twitchers.


  • #250
    friendlyfun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭friendlyfun


    Squinting Windows!


  • #251
    Max Powers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,510 ✭✭✭Max Powers


    I never hear any rumours like that because people know if anybody says any rumour to me, straight away I respond, 'can you confirm that otherwise it could and is probably BS'. Funny seeing their heads when without saying it, you're calling them idiotic busybodies, most people with at least a couple of brain cells quit their $hit€ talk after that.


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